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Hardback. This book highlights the role of entrepreneurship, social capital and governance for regional economic development. Editor(s): Karlsson, Charlie; Johansson, Borje; Stough, Roger R. Series: New Horizons in Regional Science Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: GTB; KJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781002834
ISBN
9781781002834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.89

Hardback. Discusses Anglo-American policy in the Middle East under Kennedy and Johnson, as well as under British Conservative and Labour governments. This title provides a historical background on the Anglo-American Middle East for the 1950s. It analyses Western policy toward Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser, and toward the Arabian Peninsula. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191184
ISBN
9781845191184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.19

Hardback. The Six Day War was the climax in the deterioration of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This study deals with such issues as: the relevance of the Filastin problem as key to understanding the descent to war; the pivotal Syrian water struggle as a key motivating factor; and, the Hashemite regime's response to Palestinians' heightened national awakening. Num Pages: 345 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191887
ISBN
9781845191887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196790
ISBN
9781845196790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.31

Hardback. Ethnographic Perspectives. 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Vokes, Richard. Gives an ethnographic account of the complexities of the use of photography in Africa, both historically and in contemporary practice. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1H; AJ; GTB. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 26. Weight: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010452
ISBN
9781847010452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Hardback. Cultural Dynamics of Tourism. 352 pages, 37, 32 black and white, 5 line drawing. Editor(s): Van Beek, Walter. Africa is a 'theme park' for Western tourists to experience untouched wilderness, untamed nature, and truly 'authentic' cultures, where the hosts, too, are part of a discourse about the 'other' and ourselves, about wildness, danger and roots. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFFP; KNSG. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 28. Weight: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010490
ISBN
9781847010490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Politics and the Diamond Economy in Sierra Leone. Series: African Issues. 248 pages, 12, 6 black and white, 6 line drawing. Argues that corporate neo-colonialism in the diamond trade of Sierra Leone has served to restrict its social and economic growth, excluding and marginalizing it from the club of wealthier nations, and causing it to continue to rely on international aid. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; KCP; KNAT. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 15. Weight: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010605
ISBN
9781847010605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Hardback. Explores how the conception of Africa and its history has changed over time and narrates the story of this vast continent over the past 10,000 years. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19, 19 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010636
ISBN
9781847010636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Hardback. Analyses the ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe, SWAPO in Namibia and the ANC in South Africa and to what extent their promises of democracy have been effected in government. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010667
ISBN
9781847010667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.43

Hardback. Explores various aspects of chiefly authority in South Sudan from its historical origins and evolution under colonial, postcolonial and military rule, to its current roles and value in the newly independent country. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 9, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 8 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; HBJH; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010674
ISBN
9781847010674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.17

Hardback. Focuses on the impact on women's land rights from the contemporary drive towards the formulation and implementation of land tenure reforms which aim primarily at the private registration of land. This title features local level research that demonstrates that another world is possible. Editor(s): Englert, Birgit; Daley, Elizabeth. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390. Series: Eastern Africa Series. 194 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Englert, Birgit; Daley, Elizabeth. Focuses on the impact on women's land rights from the contemporary drive towards the formulation and implementation of land tenure reforms which aim primarily at the private registration of land. This title features local level research that demonstrates that another world is possible. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH3. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight: 256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847016119
ISBN
9781847016119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.12

Hardcover. The essays in this volume cover lyric, hagiography, clerical verse narrative, frontier balladry, historical and codicological studies, and include the draft of an unpublished essay found amongst Professor Deyermond's papers. Editor(s): Beresford, Andrew M.; Haywood, Louise M.; Weiss, Julian. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; GTB; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662506
ISBN
9781855662506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.77

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Crocker Art Museum United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781884038242
ISBN
9781884038242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.95

Hardcover. The Arab countries have been projected as homogeneous and united social and political entities. Yet beneath the surface, ethnic tensions and conflicts simmer. This book looks at the factors, forces, and circumstances that affect relations in the region, and point towards strategies that promote or hinder coexistence and integration, or antagonism. Editor(s): Ma'oz, Moshe; Sheffer, Gabriel. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902210841
ISBN
9781902210841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.51

Paperback. Explores literature by migrant writers which has emerged as a powerful medium for describing the ways in which global forces are experienced at the personal level Num Pages: notes, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162150500
ISBN
9786162150500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. In Indonesia, since the coming of Islam, zakat has been a means of worship, and its collection has been voluntary and decentralized. This work argues that in the post-New Order regime zakat practice changed structurally and institutionally through the enactment of a law on zakat management, followed by the establishment of a national zakat agency. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBJF; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511084
ISBN
9789749511084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511640
ISBN
9789749511640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Preserves the folklore of sacred sites in the mountains of northern Thailand. Num Pages: 26 illus., 13 color. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749575482
ISBN
9789749575482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. An useful linguistic reference on the developments in form and usage of the various Shan scripts. Num Pages: 374 pages, illus., bibiliog. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749575505
ISBN
9789749575505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Paperback. This study shows how the feminist movement of the 1960s first found momentum in the seemingly peaceable time of the 1950s. It explores white middle class America and argues that mixed messages given to girls during this decade lent fuel to the fire that would later become known as feminism. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226072616
ISBN
9780226072616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

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